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multi-organ dysfunction syndrome

noun/ˈmʌltiˈɔːɡən dɪsˈfʌŋkʃən ˈsɪndrəʊm/

C2CEFR level
90/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

The progressive failure of two or more organ systems in a critically ill patient such that homeostasis cannot be maintained without intervention.

He developed multi-organ dysfunction syndrome with renal, hepatic and circulatory involvement.

Similar: MODS, multi-organ failure

Topic: Critical care in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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